If this is your first visit, be sure to
check out the FAQ by clicking the
link above. You may have to register
before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages,
select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

O kinda chuckled at this. I mean I like Machida plenty but has he ever really changed his approach to a figh? To me all he is saying is that hanging back and looking for an opening or Cou teeing is the way to beat weidman. I think when you are facing Machida, you have a pretty good idea what kind of fight you are going to get.

he was very different in the Munoz fight than he was in both the Davis and Mousasi fights.

Machida's takedown defense is underrated. Lyoto held an 80+% TDD in the LHW division while being comparatively undersized. Weidman better make the most of those takedowns because he won't get more than a couple.

Machida's takedown defense is underrated. Lyoto held an 80+% TDD in the LHW division while being comparatively undersized. Weidman better make the most of those takedowns because he won't get more than a couple.

The Machida Era 2.0

But the machida era 1.0 never actually happened...also his takedown defense is not underrated. He is very well known for having good takedown defense, just because a figther is good at somethign doesn't mean they are underrated.

One differance I see is fighters watched and trained to beat Silva for years Chris seemed to have Andersons Number like he trained so much for him he had great automatic reactions for Anderson. If that is so Machida could pose problems from being different and not taking Chris litely. If Chris's game plan doesn't work from the start it could easly be a bad night for him as Machida could be up 3 rds before he does